Burnout for talent acquisition teams is rising due to the management of variable factors across many industries, like: competing for top talent, employee turnover increases, evolving work environments, labor law updates, tightening budgets, and an influx of applicants. Compounded with growing concerns of economic uncertainty, talent acquisition teams are feeling the heat.
TA Teams Are Overworked and Overwhelmed
A striking 98% of TA professionals report experiencing burnout, with 94% feeling overwhelmed. These feelings can partially be attributed to the growing pool of job seekers, where the number of applicants per job on LinkedIn has surged by nearly 70% since 2022. This increased workload is redefining the role of a talent acquisition professional. According to Workday, 91% of TA professionals acknowledge a substantial evolution in their roles over the past five years.
In addition to an increased workload, TA professionals are experiencing a heightened need to prove ROI due to an increasingly uncertain economy that is causing organizations to be hesitant towards growth and hiring. Combined with the rapid integration of artificial intelligence in the workplace, TA professionals are also feeling the pressure to secure talent that will lead this transformation. All these factors are causing TA professionals to struggle to keep up— leading to exhaustion, stress, anxiety, and general feelings of burnout.
How Can We Help Overburdened Talent Acquisition Professionals?
Below are four strategies that can help alleviate some of the pressures that your TA teams are facing right now:
- Streamline recruitment by investing in technology and tools.
There are many technology recruitment tools that can increase efficiencies and automate repetitive tasks. Applicant tracking software, customer service management, and artificial intelligence can all reduce the mundane workload of TA professionals, allowing them to focus more on the impactful and fulfilling aspects of their role.
- Prioritize training and development initiatives.
Training and development initiatives helps to empower and engage TA professionals by boosting their confidence and expertise, improving retention, and alleviating feelings of overwhelm, stress, and general burnout.
- Take time to understand and support TA teams’ mental health and overall well-being.
Check in with your TA team consistently. Encourage open communication, understand where they are struggling, show your appreciation. Offer outlets for support through trusted colleagues, mentors, or mental health professionals.
- Partner with a staffing and recruiting firm for additional help.
Staffing and recruiting firms are experts on talent acquisition, offering their guidance and services from a wide network of talent and resources that support organizations and TA teams on their recruitment goals. Firms that specialize in IT staffing can be particularly helpful in providing contingent expertise for building organizational infrastructure. Leading AI transformative deliverables and more which will help talent acquisition teams scale work today and tomorrow.
Talent acquisition professionals need your support right now as growing workloads and higher stress levels slowly drive feelings of burnout. To keep your talent acquisition team afloat during a period of rapid changes in recruitment, contact our IT recruiting and staffing experts to help build a strategy to relieve the pressure without sacrificing productivity and progress.